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Connecticut rankings · Hazard risk

Towns with the lowest natural-hazard risk in Connecticut

Hebron ranks first on hazard risk among Connecticut’s 155 towns of 2,500+; 3 of the 155 grade A− or better on hazard risk nationally.

The Hazard risk grade: FEMA’s expected yearly loss to buildings from natural hazards, where residents live (National Risk Index). How grades work

#1

Hebron

9,256 people
A−

Hazard risk grade, better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #44 of 151 in CT

#2

Bolton

4,875 people
A−

Hazard risk grade, better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #22 of 151 in CT

#3

Groton

New London County · 10,160 people
A−

Hazard risk grade, better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #120 of 151 in CT

All 155 towns

Hazard risk grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank; the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

155 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownGradeOverall
1Hebron9,256 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #44 of 151
2Bolton4,875 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #22 of 151
3GrotonNew London County · 10,160 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #120 of 151
4Prospect9,638 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #70 of 151
5Mansfield College campus29,062 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall A
6Bethany5,339 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #13 of 151
7Tolland14,752 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #56 of 151
8Windsor Locks12,617 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #94 of 151
9Ridgefield25,373 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 151
10Ledyard15,601 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #67 of 151
11Salem4,324 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #36 of 151
12Monroe19,341 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #1 of 151
13Easton7,838 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #5 of 151
14East Windsor11,342 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #121 of 151
15Killingworth6,288 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #52 of 151
16Groton39,138 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #97 of 151
17East Granby5,432 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #25 of 151
18Somers10,938 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #64 of 151
19Bethel21,682 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #31 of 151
20Bethlehem3,455 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #74 of 151
21Harwinton5,751 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #42 of 151
22Columbia5,352 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #78 of 151
23Voluntown2,653 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #110 of 151
24East Haddam9,043 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #49 of 151
25Colchester15,825 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #73 of 151
26New Fairfield13,674 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #63 of 151
27New BritainHartford County · 76,286 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #149 of 151
28Old Lyme7,702 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #12 of 151
29Lebanon7,142 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #98 of 151
30South Windsor27,036 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #34 of 151
31Coventry12,446 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #15 of 151
32Wethersfield27,291 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #57 of 151
33Ellington16,594 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #59 of 151
34Middlebury8,093 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #10 of 151
35Trumbull38,075 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #66 of 151
36Old Saybrook10,680 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #51 of 151
37West HavenNew Haven County · 55,351 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #132 of 151
38Redding8,847 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #4 of 151
39Goshen3,298 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
40New LondonNew London County · 28,003 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #144 of 151
41Marlborough6,213 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #54 of 151
42Manchester59,773 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #127 of 151
43Wolcott16,573 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #46 of 151
44Willington5,601 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #112 of 151
45Newington31,647 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #95 of 151
46Rocky Hill21,575 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #35 of 151
47Woodbridge9,160 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #18 of 151
48Durham7,209 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #48 of 151
49Canterbury5,251 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #88 of 151
50Newtown28,183 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #61 of 151
51Waterford20,435 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #92 of 151
52North Stonington5,242 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #28 of 151
53Oxford13,311 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #82 of 151
54Wallingford44,406 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #53 of 151
55Stonington18,832 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #47 of 151
56East Hampton13,134 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #41 of 151
57Watertown22,526 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #75 of 151
58Glastonbury35,503 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #20 of 151
59Windsor29,879 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #108 of 151
60Westbrook6,918 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #39 of 151
61Seymour17,153 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #81 of 151
62Orange14,416 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #91 of 151
63Litchfield8,381 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
64Bloomfield22,267 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #128 of 151
65Preston4,873 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #114 of 151
66North Haven24,799 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #84 of 151
67Burlington9,874 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #55 of 151
68Lisbon4,260 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #104 of 151
69Brookfield18,566 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #45 of 151
70Essex6,819 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #27 of 151
71New HavenNew Haven County · 138,774 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #148 of 151
72Cheshire30,983 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #6 of 151
73Southington44,242 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #65 of 151
74Woodstock8,474 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #99 of 151
75Granby11,963 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #16 of 151
76Pomfret4,378 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #69 of 151
77Salisbury4,290 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #77 of 151
78Branford28,724 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #90 of 151
79West Hartford64,242 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #80 of 151
80Wilton19,435 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 151
81East Hartford50,968 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #136 of 151
82Ashford4,265 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #113 of 151
83Southbury20,468 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #96 of 151
84Sharon2,783 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #125 of 151
85Brooklyn8,748 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #117 of 151
86Thompson9,566 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #123 of 151
87Andover3,173 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #43 of 151
88SheltonFairfield County · 42,880 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #71 of 151
89DanburyFairfield County · 89,033 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #135 of 151
90Middlefield4,276 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #106 of 151
91Madison17,734 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #9 of 151
92Deep River4,468 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #33 of 151
93Farmington28,632 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #29 of 151
94Sterling3,736 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #143 of 151
95Haddam8,947 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #62 of 151
96Simsbury25,582 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #21 of 151
97Berlin20,698 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #72 of 151
98North Branford13,551 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #76 of 151
99Avon19,096 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #19 of 151
100Griswold11,690 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #129 of 151
101Enfield41,142 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #118 of 151
102Montville18,001 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #105 of 151
103Stratford53,908 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #116 of 151
104Guilford22,322 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #40 of 151
105AnsoniaNew Haven County · 19,216 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #137 of 151
106Greenwich64,801 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #17 of 151
107East Lyme19,223 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #32 of 151
108Beacon Falls6,307 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #101 of 151
109Chester3,726 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #86 of 151
110Suffield16,046 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #37 of 151
111Milford53,606 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
112Stafford11,721 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #107 of 151
113Hamden61,824 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #133 of 151
114NorwalkFairfield County · 94,508 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #109 of 151
115Plainfield15,381 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #103 of 151
116Westport28,301 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #14 of 151
117New Canaan21,208 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #7 of 151
118Jewett CityNew London County · 3,456 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #139 of 151
119HartfordHartford County · 121,981 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #151 of 151
120East Haven27,925 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #130 of 151
121Washington3,733 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #58 of 151
122Plymouth11,902 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #85 of 151
123Plainville17,746 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #87 of 151
124Canton10,304 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #24 of 151
125DerbyNew Haven County · 12,925 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #142 of 151
126Killingly18,177 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #138 of 151
127Cromwell14,350 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #79 of 151
128BristolHartford County · 62,341 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #124 of 151
129TorringtonLitchfield County · 35,796 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #134 of 151
130WaterburyNew Haven County · 115,771 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #150 of 151
131NorwichNew London County · 40,001 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #145 of 151
132Putnam9,402 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #126 of 151
133Weston10,517 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #8 of 151
134Sherman3,618 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #68 of 151
135Clinton13,439 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #83 of 151
136Barkhamsted3,726 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #50 of 151
137Woodbury10,005 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #102 of 151
138Fairfield66,262 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #38 of 151
139Darien22,583 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #11 of 151
140MeridenNew Haven County · 60,810 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #140 of 151
141StamfordFairfield County · 139,535 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #119 of 151
142DanielsonWindham County · 4,265 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #147 of 151
143NaugatuckNew Haven County · 32,230 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #111 of 151
144BridgeportFairfield County · 152,273 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #146 of 151
145Portland9,449 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #26 of 151
146Windham24,139 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #141 of 151
147MiddletownMiddlesex County · 48,439 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #115 of 151
148Vernon30,842 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #100 of 151
149North Canaan3,231 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #122 of 151
150Kent3,101 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #23 of 151
151New Hartford6,748 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #60 of 151
152New Milford28,941 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #89 of 151
153Winchester10,360 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #93 of 151
154Thomaston7,572 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #30 of 151
155Sprague2,954 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #131 of 151
Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which Connecticut town has the lowest natural-hazard risk?

Hebron () ranks first on hazard risk among 155 towns, with an A−; Bolton and Groton follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Hazard risk grade: FEMA’s expected yearly loss to buildings from natural hazards, where residents live (National Risk Index). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a hazard risk grade (155 in Connecticut). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Connecticut page.

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